UTokyo and NARO Develop New Vertical Seed Distribution Trait for Soybean Breeding
Chinese Academy of SciencesWe have probably all seen a soybean plant, about 1 meter high with leaves and pods compactly arranged on a main stem with a few short side branches. The wild relative of the domesticated soybean is a long vine with pods widely distributed on many side branches. Plant breeding by farmers thousands of years ago is to thank for this dramatic change.